PARKLAND COLLEGE INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
PETITION FOR CREDIT BY EXAMINATION (PROFICIENCY)
White – Admissions Office Canary – Institute of Aviation Pink - Student July 2014
CREDIT EARNED BY EXAMINATION (PROFICIENCY)
To attempt to earn credit by examination (proficiency) for AVI courses, a student must fulfill the following
conditions:
1. Be currently enrolled at Parkland College
2. Not have attempted to earn credit previously by examination in the same course
3. Not have completed the course previously with an A, B, C, D, F, N, T, or W grade.
All exceptions to these conditions must be discussed with and approved by the Institute of Aviation Director
and/or the Dean of Career and Transfer Programs.
Note: Each level of proficiency is considered individually and must be earned separately. Attaining proficiency
at a higher level does not include earning proficiency for a lower level. Students seeking more than one level
of proficiency are advised to begin with the lower/lowest level.
PROCEDURES FOR THE STUDENT
1. Type or print all information requested on the petition form. Sign the form.
2. Take the petition to the Institute of Aviation Director. The Director will sign the petition to indicate
approval.
3. Pay the required fee(s) at the Cashier’s Office in U247. The cashier will sign the petition to confirm
payment.
4. Return the form to the Institute Director. Arrangements will be made to enroll the student in required
course and/or to take the proficiency examination.
PROCEDURES FOR THE EXAMINER
After the student has completed the required course and/or proficiency examination, the examiner will indicate
the results on the petition, sign it, and forward the form to the Dean of Career and Transfer Programs.
RECORDING OF CREDIT
If credit is to be granted, the Dean of Career and Transfer Programs will approve and sign the petition. The
petition will be forwarded to the office of Admissions and Records for recording on the student’s permanent
academic record. For credit to be recorded in the current semester, an approved petition must be received by the
office of Admissions and Records no later than the last day of instruction for the current semester; otherwise, the
credit will be recorded in the next semester for which the student is officially enrolled.
If the student fails the proficiency examination, Admissions and Records will make a notation in the student
information system that the proficiency exam may not be repeated. Failure of a proficiency exam will not be
indicated in the student’s permanent academic records.
Admissions and Records will return two duplicate copies of the petition (canary and pink copies) to the Institute of
Aviation. The institute will inform the student of the results of the petition and forward the student’s pink copy to
him or her.